Re: Problem with MS Updates?

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

Thanks for the heads up.  I'll turn off my computers without installing
updates.

Just a reminder:

Windows Update: A single point of failure for the world's economy?
http://www.computerbytesman.com/security/windowsupdate.htm

Richard

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From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On
Behalf Of Paul Ferguson
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 7:18 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] Problem with MS Updates?

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Heads-up:

I just had to System Restore a few machines (including my laptop)
after updating with today's monthly Microsoft security patches.

All systems were XP SP2 -- and I have also expressly not selected
the SP3 upgrade.

After rebooting, the Windows TCP/IP API seems to become completely
broken, e.g. network applications (browser, NTP client, etc.) cannot
reach their desired destinations (error: host not found), however,
when you open a DOS Shell, you can successfully resolve DNS queries,
ping target hosts, traceroute, etc.

Very bizarre and very frustrating. I spent ~2 hours futzing with
this issue.

I have seen no mention of this elsewhere yet, but basically if you
do not System Restore, you're functionally dead in the water.

I plan to make some inquires elsewhere, but for now, I would highly
recommend waiting to apply the monthly Microsoft Black Tuesday updates
until things are more clear.

Has anyone else run into any problems?

FYI,

- - ferg

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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet
 fergdawg(at)netzero.net
 ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


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